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New ±«Óătv certificate aims to strengthen fire service leadership across Nova Scotia
Designed around real-world challenges facing firefighters, the program supports professional growth and helps enhance emergency response capacity in communities throughout Nova Scotia. Read more.
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Friday, August 14, 2026
Dal’s EcoHope encourages small but meaningful actions to combat anxiety around climate change, including bringing together a community of volunteers to plant a pollinator garden at a Halifax park.
Friday, August 21, 2026
Relive highlights from this year's Community Day at the Faculty of Agriculture in photos.
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Faculty member Barb Hamilton-Hinch, Dallaire Institute ED Shelly Whitman, and several Dal alumni are among this year’s appointees to the Order of Nova Scotia, honouring significant contributions to the province.
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Monday, October 5, 2020
As a talent scout for NBA teams in the early 2000s, Masai Ujiri saw what a powerful positive impact basketball could have on young people in Africa and started a series of camps for kids. He and a recent alum of the program shared their experiences last week as part of an online symposium hosted by Dal's Dallaire Institute.
Thursday, October 1, 2020
Today, on Treaty Day and the launch of Mi’kmaq History Month, Indigenous law scholar Constance MacIntosh explains treaty rights and how they connect to the recent launch of the Sipekne'katik First Nation’s lobster fishery.
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
The National Dialogues and Action for Inclusive Higher Education and Communities launches this week with a two-day forum (Oct. 1-2) on anti-Black racism and Black inclusion, with members of the ±«Óătv community presenting and participating.
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
As part of its overall plan to keep faculty and staff healthy and safe while working on campus, ±«Óătv has made thousands of protective facemasks available to its community, manufactured by local company Take It Outside.
Friday, September 25, 2020
Catherine Martin, ±«Óătv’s director of Indigenous community engagement, reflects on the Treaties of Peace and Friendship, the current dispute over fishing rights and the important role of educational leadership in the journey towards true reconciliation.